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CHRONO TRIGGER®
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Now that I’ve finally played through Chrono Trigger, I can clearly see how many other games I’ve played where the developers’ whole thesis was just “make Chrono Trigger again.” I’m about 30 years late to the party, but…”
“我终于找到了一些对JRPG的信心。不是所有JRPG都得用各种垃圾演出神秘支线和弱智小游戏把一坨狗屎抻长，不是所有JRPG都得硬灌一堆黑深（脑）残的设定来显得故事多牛逼，不是所有JRPG都得套个开放世界皮来掩盖设计上的低能。只需要几个像素点移动一下，就秒了多少“大作”拉出来的感官糖精。当然不是说这就很容易，简洁其实才是最难达到的。”
“CHRONO TRIGGER is one of the best Super Nintendo Entertainment System RPGs on the current market, Square ENIX really put their entire soul into this game, and the artwork of mangaka of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama.…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Now that I’ve finally played through Chrono Trigger, I can clearly see how many other games I’ve played where the developers’ whole thesis was just “make Chrono Trigger again.” I’m about 30 years late to the party, but…”
“我终于找到了一些对JRPG的信心。不是所有JRPG都得用各种垃圾演出神秘支线和弱智小游戏把一坨狗屎抻长，不是所有JRPG都得硬灌一堆黑深（脑）残的设定来显得故事多牛逼，不是所有JRPG都得套个开放世界皮来掩盖设计上的低能。只需要几个像素点移动一下，就秒了多少“大作”拉出来的感官糖精。当然不是说这就很容易，简洁其实才是最难达到的。”
“everything from the music, story, and graphics still hold up to this day. it was a very enjoyable experience. there's not much difficulty but its still fun nonetheless. all of the music slaps!!”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this game has a song that i couldnt find for around 5 years, so the game has that satisfaction for me now the game is really good too the song is '600 ad', also”
“everything from the music, story, and graphics still hold up to this day. it was a very enjoyable experience. there's not much difficulty but its still fun nonetheless. all of the music slaps!!”
“I have played this game since it first came out on SNES in 1995, I was 9 at the time. It is still to this day my all time favorite game ever! I love this game, my children now love this game, and I can't recommend it…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A timeless classic, unforgettable plot and characters and multiple endings with varying details. I just played and finished it for the first time... better late than never, I guess xD”
“Still a classic to this day. A great story, many different endings for some insane replay value, and the JRPG mechanics aren't overly annoying. Modern JRPGs are really difficult to play sometimes because of loading…”
“Chrono Trigger is a classic RPG! I love to play through the game a few times a year.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“everything from the music, story, and graphics still hold up to this day. it was a very enjoyable experience. there's not much difficulty but its still fun nonetheless. all of the music slaps!!”
“CHRONO TRIGGER is one of the best Super Nintendo Entertainment System RPGs on the current market, Square ENIX really put their entire soul into this game, and the artwork of mangaka of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama.…”
“I would love for this to just emulate the original SNES version with a good CRT upscaler like Sonic Mania's. Sadly it is not so. But it's still a pretty decent release. Pros: * STORY! Still the best RPG ever made. *…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Crashes. All. The. Time. One of the greatest games of all time, but prepare for frustration here. Save every single chance you get. Save before going into ANY building. Save leaving any building. Just remember to save.…”
“It's a hard thumbs down from me unfortunatelly. As solid as the game is the Steam port consistently crashes and so I cant reccomend this version. Its one that I was super excited to play but with all the crashing issues…”
“This game CRASHES over and over and over. At first it was once or twice an hour. But then I beat the first chapter and it crashes every time I try to leave a room in the castle after the trial. Of course it was only…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Disappointing and frustrating, but not for the reasons most would cite. I know that most critics of this port focus on bugs, crashes, and other technical bits, and those are important. But my criticisms stem from the…”
“With Mods, it can replicate the SNES/DS Experience. Only recommend if you mod the game to not look like a smeared HD Project from the early 2010's which doesn't do the original art style justice.”
“[h1]One of the best JRPGs ever—currently an unfinished and unpolished port.[/h1] [hr][/hr] I bought this on sale. I own the SNES, DS, and PS1 versions of this game, so why not... It is… fine. But if you've ever played…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Crashes. All. The. Time. One of the greatest games of all time, but prepare for frustration here. Save every single chance you get. Save before going into ANY building. Save leaving any building. Just remember to save.…”
“Good game. Can tell why this is a quintissential RPG. Story was cohesive and minimal grinding required. Plus it has a coherent time travelling story and the travelling mechanic was not gimmicky. Lost sanctum however is…”
“I bought this game in 2024, took one look at the graphics, and felt personally attacked. I regretted. A year later, desperate to clear my gaming backlog, I tried again. Quit within 10 minutes. At this point I genuinely…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game CRASHES over and over and over. At first it was once or twice an hour. But then I beat the first chapter and it crashes every time I try to leave a room in the castle after the trial. Of course it was only…”
“Chrono Trigger is an outstanding RPG and easy to recommend to anyone interested in the genre. For a game originally released in 1995, it still justifies full price today. However, the PC version released by Square Enix…”
“Absolutely love this game. I had over 300 hours on my SNES cartridge. This version had a pretty rocky release, but it is the easiest and cheapest way to experience it right now. I hope they do a remaster soon.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Crashes. All. The. Time. One of the greatest games of all time, but prepare for frustration here. Save every single chance you get. Save before going into ANY building. Save leaving any building. Just remember to save.…”
“It's a hard thumbs down from me unfortunatelly. As solid as the game is the Steam port consistently crashes and so I cant reccomend this version. Its one that I was super excited to play but with all the crashing issues…”
“Disappointing and frustrating, but not for the reasons most would cite. I know that most critics of this port focus on bugs, crashes, and other technical bits, and those are important. But my criticisms stem from the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is the best game ever made, but this port is not great, you need to install a couple of mods in order for this port to be considered decent. - Pixel Demaster (Fixes bad quality sprites and UI assets) - CTExt (Fixes the diagonal running stutter) - SNES Overworld Sprites…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“Apex game. Looks much better that the screenshots suggest and never crashed for me personally. Acheivements percents are low primarily because, for whatever reason, they made them exclusively for all the endings. All but the main one are done in new game plus (although they're…”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“[h3]The game that didn't age at all[/h3] I want to be clear on why the game is legendary: 1. Games are not like books, movies or music. Games depend on technology available at the time they were created. Playing Pong nowadays will be not that fun because...well, it's old. But…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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CHRONO TRIGGER 29/8/2023 Update Content
• Bug fixes for features that didn’t work as normal in some battles when the Battle Speed was set to SLOWEST in Settings. • Minor bug fixes
Content of the Chrono Trigger 22/03/2022 Update
A bug that prevented achievements from being unlocked has been fixed. If achievements have not already been unlocked after completing the game then they can be unlocked by completing it again or by wa
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · RPG · Classic · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Time Travel · Singleplayer · Retro · Turn-Based · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Touch Only Option |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.ChronoTriggerGame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 2.3GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: INTEL HD Graphics 530 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Supported resolutions: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, 1280x720, 1360x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080.